Call to action: Contact your representatives
Recent events suggest that not only are our voting systems under continued attack by foreign adversaries, but also that partisan bias may be interfering with the ability of our government to focus on deterrence. The Blowing Rock Per-Sisters are committed to government of the people, by the people, and for the people. We urge everyone to contact their representatives to ask them what actions they are taking to protect our voting registration systems and to protect our people from manipulation and propaganda initiated by foreign adversaries. It may also be necessary to ask them to protect Mueller's investigation from partisan interference and to ask them how the Congress can provide a check in case the executive branch is unwilling to act in the best interests of the United States with respect to Russian interference.
This is not about one election--this is about the future of our democracy.
Just a reminder:
If you are in the #5th Congressional District: US Representative Virginia Foxx – Boone office: 828-265-0240, and DC office: 202-225-2071
If you are in the #11th Congressional District: US Representative Mark Meadows
Hendersonville office: 828-693-5660, DC office: 202-225-6401(and if he is yours, you might also ask him why he is trying to suppress the ability of DC residents to make decisions for their own city.)
U.S. Senator Richard Burr – Winston-Salem office: 336-631-5125 DC office: 202-224-3154
U.S. Senator Thom Tillis – Charlotte office: 704-509-9087 DC office: 202-224-6342
A few quick links related to what is already known about the Russian attack on our national sovereignty:
Example: the theft of 76,000 voter registration files in Illinois
Director of National Intelligence: "The digital infrastructure that serves this country is literally under attack."
Overview of the recent indictments of 12 Russian intelligence officers and their efforts to hack into voting systems as well as to steal and publicize emails with the deliberate intention of harming one candidate to the benefit of another candidate.
Overview of the efforts by the Russian "Internet Research Agency" to pit Americans against Americans in the build-up to the 2016 election, including direct communications with campaign officials.
Voting machines are hard to hack. Voter rolls are not as well protected...
This is not about one election--this is about the future of our democracy.
Just a reminder:
If you are in the #5th Congressional District: US Representative Virginia Foxx – Boone office: 828-265-0240, and DC office: 202-225-2071
If you are in the #11th Congressional District: US Representative Mark Meadows
Hendersonville office: 828-693-5660, DC office: 202-225-6401(and if he is yours, you might also ask him why he is trying to suppress the ability of DC residents to make decisions for their own city.)
U.S. Senator Richard Burr – Winston-Salem office: 336-631-5125 DC office: 202-224-3154
U.S. Senator Thom Tillis – Charlotte office: 704-509-9087 DC office: 202-224-6342
A few quick links related to what is already known about the Russian attack on our national sovereignty:
Example: the theft of 76,000 voter registration files in Illinois
Director of National Intelligence: "The digital infrastructure that serves this country is literally under attack."
Overview of the recent indictments of 12 Russian intelligence officers and their efforts to hack into voting systems as well as to steal and publicize emails with the deliberate intention of harming one candidate to the benefit of another candidate.
Overview of the efforts by the Russian "Internet Research Agency" to pit Americans against Americans in the build-up to the 2016 election, including direct communications with campaign officials.
Voting machines are hard to hack. Voter rolls are not as well protected...